Primary balance, excluding interest in Liberia
Liberia: Primary balance, excluding interest was 140.14 million current LCU in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
140.14 million current LCU
Change on year
down 85.0%
World rank
14th
of 50 countries
All-time high
1.14 billion current LCU
in 2006
All-time low
-170.04 million current LCU
in 2004
Years of data
8
2001–2008
Primary balance, excluding interest in Liberia, 2001–2008
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 140.14 million current LCU for primary balance, excluding interest in 2008.
That represents a change of down 85.0% on the previous year and up 2,784.6% over ten years.
That places Liberia 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 11 Central African Republic 6.70 billion current LCU compare
- 12 Ghana 2.01 billion current LCU compare
- 13 Seychelles 891.25 million current LCU compare
- 15 Cape Verde 12,806 current LCU compare
- 16 Gambia 16.5 current LCU compare
- 17 Zimbabwe -103.93 million current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Liberia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 31.54 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 32.06 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 32.06 per 100 people (2022)
- Share of the population using the Internet 32.2% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.39 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2747 per 100 people (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 14,759 (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.27 per 100 population (2022)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 58.91 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary balance, excluding interest in Liberia?
- Primary balance, excluding interest in Liberia was 140.14 million current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 billion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -170.04 million current LCU in 2004.
- How does Liberia rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Liberia ranks 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2008.
- Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,784.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).